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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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